“If the question is, do I want or need Rahm Emanuel’s support for president, with all due respect for the mayor, no I don’t,” Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, told reporters Wednesday during a swing through Chicago, according to The Washington Post and other media outlets. Sanders continues to promote his commitment to racial equality in the hopes of winning African-American support.

Sanders responded to that criticism earlier this month by calling for a federal investigation in to the Chicago Police Department. While he didn’t expressly side with protestors calling for Emanuel to resign, he said that “any official who helped suppress the videotape of Laquan McDonald's murder should be held accountable.”

“And any elected official with knowledge that the tape was being suppressed or improperly withheld should resign,” he said.

Democratic candidate Clinton also supports the federal investigation, but she told reporters in Iowa earlier this month that she’s “confident [Emanuel is] going to do everything he can to get to the bottom of these issues and take whatever measures are necessary to remedy them,” according to Bloomberg.